| MARMOREAL | Further damage a length of metamorphic rock |
| GNEISSIC | Related to a common type of metamorphic rock |
| SLATE | Form of metamorphic rock used in fine plates as a roofing material, or formerly, for writing on with |
| SCHIST | Type of metamorphic rock |
| MARBLE | Form of metamorphic rock used to build the Taj Mahal; or, an item used in the game taw (6) |
| HARDWARE | The reticulum is called the ___ stomach because if cows accidentally eat hardware (like a piece of wire), it will often lodge here causing no further damage |
| MOR | Core of metamorphic soil material |
| OUTOFHARMSWAY | Safe from any (further) damage (3,2,5,3) |
| STOPPINGTHEROT | Operation to protest about thing, preventing further damage? (8,3,3) |
| ROT | Stem the ___ : prevent further damage? |
| STOPS | Talks no more nonsense and prevents further damage to the building (5,3,3) |
| THE | Talks no more nonsense and prevents further damage to the building(0) |
| STOPTHEROT | Harry Potter's primarily hoping to prevent further damage (4,3,3) |
| DENTAL | Damage a loose top of a tooth (6) |
| HURTPAINE | Damage a copy of "Common Sense"? |
| CHIP | Slightly damage a piece of potato |
| AMARANTS | Workers coming around damage a group of fabulous flowers |
| HARMONICA | Damage a coin in a way that may produce notes (9) |
| PROPAGANDA | Dissemination of information to assist or damage a cause (10) |
| GNEISS | Metamorphic rock with a foliated structure (6) |
